epifillo

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.piˈfil.lo/
• Rhymes: -illo
• Hyphenation: e‧pi‧fìl‧lo

Etymology 1

From epi- +‎ -fillo.

Adjective

epifillo (feminine epifilla, masculine plural epifilli, feminine plural epifille)

1. (botany) epiphyllous (growing on a leaf)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from translingual Epiphyllum, derived from Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”).

Noun

epifillo m (plural epifilli)

1. any cactus of the Epiphyllum taxonomic genus

   Synonym: (obsolete) fillocacto

Further reading

• epifillo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• lipofile